Phase Linear owner new to here

[Lost in Bass]

I was referred here from a fellow PL owner. I own a 700 Series II and a DRS400. I've been using these amps as part of an active 4-way home stereo hi-fi with two other stereo amps.
I am 61 years old and taken out of work and placed on disability due to heart disease. I like to build Pan Heads and went to school for it. I have been a roadie, stage manager, road manager for 40+ years. My gig is Heavy Metal untill I die, so don't.
I have some time on my hands now and want to play with my "Frankenstereo".

Thanks, Al.

 

[jbeckva]

Hi there Al!

Welcome to our lil corner of the IntertOObs! Enjoy and don't hesitate to ask questions where you need to, eh?

From another headbanger (we got a few here)... VERY cool background ya got there! Were you involved in any gigs for any well known bands? Did you use any PL gear for amps?

 

[laatsch55]

LOST IN BASS!!! I F)*&^%^$ LOVE THAT!! Welcome, we're a little out there, but that's part of our charm..

 

[Northwinds]

Yep, lots of Metalheads here indeed so welcome aboard Brother!

 

[laatsch55]

Is your 700II fully comp? And is your avvie like 4 18's?? We have another roadie, stagemaster, sound engineer type here . Goes by the name of Bobby'sdad, Aussie feller, a bit off kilter like the rest of us, but a good bloke and I'm sure you guys can exchange horror stories and entertain the hell out of the rest of us..

 

[NavLinear]

Welcome to our small corner of the world. For a minute I thought your handle was "Lost in Ass" but then I put my glasses on. That might not be a bad place to lost in tho...

 

[Skynyrd77]

Welcome aboard al!!
everybody loves good road stories! I've not been a official roadie but have been to over 5 to 700 concerts so I've met and made a lot of good friends and ppl along the way!!

 

[laatsch55]

Ah, but do you remember them?? There are some concerts that are a wee bit hazy....

 

[Lost in Bass]

Thank you all for the warm welcome.

I'm just an old burnt out metal roadie with some old Phase Linear near and dear gear I would like to "fix up".

They forced me into early retirement, so I have way too much time on my hands. Ex Friends referred to me as "Anal Al" and I am gifted with Psycho Babble.

So far, I love you guys. I hope you can find it in your hearts to have patience with me.

I look forward to swapping gig tales with you all and maybe some cool pix.

And of course the steaming heap of PL electronics.

Thanks, Al.

 

[laatsch55]

If you want to upgrade that beloved gear to something that will stand toe to toe with anything out there, you have come to the right place, peruse some of the White Oak conversion threads if you haven't already. We refer to a converted Pl around here as a WOPL---a White Oaked Phase Linear---you have to spend upwards of 10,00- 15,000 to get something better nowadays....Own a few myself and have done head to head comparisons with Spec 2;'s(highly modified) Brystons, Sae's, Rowlands, Levinson's, and Mac's. Brother, you would not believe what Joe with White Oak has done for these. He posts here as Gepetto, and just a nice guy in general, has a twisted sense of humor like the rest of us. Once again welcome and ENJOY!!

 

[BMWR75]

Welcome brother!!

 

[Rex Everything]

Always nice to have more metalheads around with killer road stories


Welcome aboard and enjoy the oddness that is Phoenix

 

[Lost in Bass]

Sometimes it feels like all I have left is stories. I now prefer to relate these things as tails of the trail. Every obnoxious statement I make can and will be verified with pix. I am not a woodchuck poser.

Thanks, Al.

 

[laatsch55]

You and BD have to tag up and trade stories definately.....we are not hard to convince here as we are a wordly and rounded bunch...(some are wordly)....